January 12 2004: Moi by Ray :)

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January 12 2004:
Moi

So here I am, Jeanne. Of course I had several goes and eventually I thought I had cracked it. But I had been under the hot spotlight for so long, I was all getting all sweaty! And you didn't want to see that, did you? Just as well, really, as I then changed my pose and lighting and got this.

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SRW		12-Jan-2006 18:59
What a wonderful shot; and such a friendly gaze.... (It's funny how familiar this face must have become to everyone over the last two years... -- and yet this is still very fresh and vibrant!) So... have a very tardy vote from me!

virginiacoastline		13-Jan-2005 03:40
ditto what I said a year ago =]

virginiacoastline		19-Feb-2004 01:23
Ya know, Ray . .you look spectacular for fifty . .think about it. People who were in their fifties (when we were in our twenties) were OLD and LOOKED it. No way could someone look at you & say that, eh

Lara S		03-Feb-2004 16:00
Hey. Something just hit me about this photo. You look like Kenneth Branagh. Coooooool.

Guest		19-Jan-2004 02:43
Nice to meet you, Ray! I really like the angle you chose...great lighting! Top notch!

Guest		17-Jan-2004 04:10
Stopped by again to see the comments! Ray, isn't it crazy how a portrait can get such a reaction! You really should be proud of this one!!

virginiacoastline		17-Jan-2004 02:53
Lighting like this for anyone else would be unflattering . . .you done good.

Ron Lutz II		16-Jan-2004 18:54
LOL….you should title this one, “Bwa-ha-hah-ha-haaaaa!” ;-) Just kidding, it’s very well done.

Guest		16-Jan-2004 02:23
Great self portrait. Makes you want to look longer... something about the eyes!

Ray :)		14-Jan-2004 13:05
Hi everyone! I've really been bowled over your reaction to this - thank you! I don't think I've ever had so many comments on one pic, and you have really given me a lift. I really used the light in this way to hide my ugliness :-)

Guest		14-Jan-2004 08:36
This is the best self-portrait of the PAD people. Great shot Ray

Carol E Sandgren		14-Jan-2004 06:58
...and let me add a comment as well...nice to see the face behind the camera! Thank you for revealing yourself, Ray!

Guest		14-Jan-2004 06:40
Would you LOOK at the comments on this?! See, I'm not the only one who wanted you to step out from behind the camera!!

wpmadden		14-Jan-2004 04:12
piercingly good!

Lara S		14-Jan-2004 03:11
very wicked. I like it, esp. the lighting.

Faye White		14-Jan-2004 00:36
excellent portrait Ray!

robin statfeld		14-Jan-2004 00:26
Hi Ray, nice to see the man behind the pixels : ) And fantastic self portrait, by the way!

Guest		14-Jan-2004 00:23
Great work!

brother_mark		13-Jan-2004 22:45
I see you found the right light. Eerie, like your graveyard shot. Great job!

Guest		13-Jan-2004 21:11
Great self - portrait, Ray, well done on the light and shadow! Almost intimidating!!

Guest		13-Jan-2004 19:35
Fantastic self-portrait, Ray. Very seductive. Are you single? Wait, I'm not. Nevermind!

Guest		13-Jan-2004 16:59
Wow! Fabulous portrait, Ray! :) Very well done!

Guest		13-Jan-2004 16:16
Brilliantly done. Love the moody lighting. -- angela :)

David Mingay		13-Jan-2004 16:06
At last we get to see who you are! A Very dramatic self portrait!

Chris Brooker		13-Jan-2004 14:27
Very well done Ray. Excellent.

Pall Gudjonsson		13-Jan-2004 10:37
Ray - this is excellent - worth every minute and each and every drop of sweat ! Concratulations

mikiruaq		13-Jan-2004 07:27
Love the mood that the light gives you. Excellent capture.

snootydog		13-Jan-2004 04:45
excellent and I agree... very vincent price. Way better looking though. - liza

Ray :)		13-Jan-2004 04:31
Yeah, I did enjoy it, but I didn't think to put the lamp below me at first. The alien thing: perhaps I should have colourised (or even colorized) it with a green cast :-)

Guest		13-Jan-2004 04:19
Hey what's your number!!! LOL. No, seriously, Ray, this is GORGEOUS! You have done such a great job with this and kept a wonderful expression. (without busting up laughing!) I am so happy to see this, did you have fun taking it?? Great result...No one would know about the alien thing from this picture....That's our secret!

John Buffin		13-Jan-2004 04:16
Awesome, and spooky at the same time. It has a very Vincent Price feel about it.

Guest		13-Jan-2004 03:45
Great lighting for this self portrait. Well done.

Guest		13-Jan-2004 03:04
GREAT shot Ray!! Excellent lighting and exposure. You're going to have the women begging for your phone number!

Jill		13-Jan-2004 01:40
And pretty eyes!

Elizabeth Glass		13-Jan-2004 01:27
Awesome self portrait. I just love the light. Man you have nice hair!!